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HWC COVID-19 Practices and Guidelines
In addition to the self check-in app, HWC is following the recommended COVID-19 health mandates and guidelines to help keep everyone safe and well. Below is important information for you to be aware of when in-person visits resume. Masks are required in all the...
Hope & Wellness Center Telehealth, In Person, & Walk & Talk Sessions
As the news and information surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, the main priorities and mission of Hope and Wellness Center continue to remain the same — to walk alongside our clients in their journey to healing, wholeness, and overall wellness. What a...
HWC & COVID-19
As the news surrounding COVID-19 (the disease caused by the coronavirus) evolves, the main priorities and mission of Hope and Wellness Center remain the same — to walk alongside our clients in their journey to healing, wholeness, and overall wellness....
Vision Board
by Francis Carter-Kaisi M.S., PLMHP, BSN-RNSo, why create a vision broad? How can a vision board help me to reach my goals? What is a vision board? Does vision board really work? How do I make a vision board? These are all genuine questions to ask. My hope for you is...
Summer Self-Care
by Christy Wissink, LIMHP With the longer days, the endless pool parties, seeing other people’s Instagram vacations, and kids on their break, summer isn’t always a vacation from depression and anxiety symptoms. During the winter we can blame it on the cold, the dark,...
Letter from a Foster Parent
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP To you, the wild heart. The one who stands up, covered in mud after slipping and sliding. The one who goes left when the rest go right. The one who sees beauty in the fog. On behalf of the young ones and the seemingly overlooked...
Massage and Meditation
by Julie Crowell-Gunter Are meditation and balance on your New Years goals? Have you been searching for ways to bring stillness in your life? Are you looking for ways to relax? Scheduling a massage may just be what you need to kickstart your wellness goals. Meditation...
Time to Own Our Story: Honoring Black History Month
by Christy Denne, LIMHP, NCC "Owning our stories is standing in our truth. It’s transformative in our personal and professional lives AND it’s also critical in our community lives. But we don’t think about history as our collective story. Until we find a way to own...
You Are Special: Reflections on Mr. Rogers
By Hillary Chaney, LMHP I recently read a book about Mr. Rogers (the “Won’t you be my neighbor?” guy). While there were several takeaways amidst the charming anecdotes, I was most deeply moved by the description of Fred Rogers creating his “neighborhood” show to...
Are You “Shoulding” On Yourself for 2018?
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP New Years resolutions bring me a lot of hope and excitement. I make resolutions as a launching pad, so to speak, to ensure a GREAT New Year! Start the year with the bar raised a bit. But why do resolutions also bring me anxiety...
But What About When “Self Care” Doesn’t Work?
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP When you are in an airplane, the flight attendants give multiple instructions for what to do in case of an emergency by demonstrating multiple life-saving resources. These resources include an oxygen mask that will automatically drop...
Circle of Security: The 7 Basic Emotional Needs
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP Most of us have heard it said that “behavior has meaning.” What??? Could someone please explain that? Especially when our two year old is throwing a complete tantrum on the floor at Walmart…please, tell me what it means. What is that...